Washing apparatus for railway or tramway carriages.



No. 695,255. Patented Mar. Il, |902.

C. A. WHEELER. WASHING APPARATUS FOB BMLWM UR TRAWIWAY CARRIAGES.

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No. 695,255. Patented Mar- Il, i902".

C. A. WHEELER.

WASHING APPARATUS FOR RAILWAY D?? THAEWWAV GJWmG-S.

(Application filed Jan. 21, 1901.)

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, limiten diaree CHARLES ALEXANDER WHEELER, Oli' HARLESDEN, ENGLAND ASE-ilhli APPARATUS r'QFl RMLWAY 0% TRWVWAY' CAHHl/Mliisrncrsrcs'rion forming par@ of Letters raient no. 695,255, dated March 1i., ieee., Appleman filed January 2i. 1901. serial No, 44,081. (No moana To al?, whom it may con/cera; p m

Be it known that I, CHARLES ALEXANDER WHEELER, .a subject of the Queen. of Great Britain, residing at Ll llarleyroad, Harlesden,` county of Middlesex, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Washing Apparatus for Railway and Trainhereinafter more specifically described, illustrated :in theaccoinpanying drawings, andA particularly pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

ln describing the invention indetail reference is had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, wherein like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which-- g i Figure l is an elevation `of an apparatus embodying my invention, the building being Showninsection. Figisaplan of Figi. Fig.

3 is a side elevation showingr the screens and hand operatinggeau Fig. 4 is an ond eleva tion of a modified arrangement showing large brushes on one side and appliances to enable such brushes to be operated from the overhead platform, the other side showing` a window brush and the appliances for actuating the name. Eig. 5 is an end elevation of a modi fied arrangement showing a lever for operating the brushes instead of hand-wheels, that on the left hand being actuated to and from the carriage and that on the right sidewise of the carriage to operate the brushes.

a is a shaft situate in bearings h b of the roof 'c and platform d, There are a plurality of these shafts on' each side of the carriagetrackand each has fixed to it arms e, carry ing a revolving brush. j", which is constructed to have action against the whole side of the carriage g. The arms c have loosely pivoted l rated water-pipes i, the perforatio'ne looking toward the carriage g. The ends oi' the water pipes t' are alsoconnected together, the bottom part riding against a ,cuide or' track j, xed to the platform d, se that-as thehrush fis moved in an oscillatory manner to bring it into or out of contact with the carriage the water-pipes l will be movedawny from their l position adjacent to the carriage simultaneously with the brushes, but when moved toward the carriage their movement will be limited by the track or huido J, so that they will move substantially in a horizontal. manner. Such movementisobtained hy connect`` ing; the \vater=pipes to the arms c by means.

being used in common on each side` et' the track and each mounted on an axle r, having its motion through the gear-Wheels st, axle u, and pulley u from anyprime mover. Each of the shafts a, also carries a Lgear-Wheel w, this being in connection with a hand-wheel or lever by a bevel-wheel y and axle e, sotliat on the operation of the hand-Wheel voor lever the brushesfcau be moved to and from the carriage to be Washed. I

l is a glazed screen situate between theop era-tor and the brush, so that the operator will not be splashed with water, Said par tition l is provided with adoor 2, situate between the two operating-wheels wm, so that the operator may inspect the carriages as they pass through, if needed. i l

ln some cases-the operating appliances may be situate on anfoverhead platform, in which case the bevel-wheel w is placed on theend of the shaft a and. above the overhead platforni, which bevelwheel fw meshes with the wheel :y for operation of the brushes-by the hand-wheel w through the gear-wheels 3 4:. l also provide a smallest of brushes 5 and Wa ter-pipes 5' for cleaning windows only, and in which case I pivot on each. side of 'the track a brush 5 to the supporting-arm 6,which to them yokcs 7i, which yokes carry perfoare connected together by the rods 7. The

one groove of a double-.grooved pulley q, onev IOO ' shaft a, pulley prime mover.

latter is provided at its lower cud with a handl and its upper end with the pulleys 8. The rod 7 is also swivelly connected to the brackets 9 of a depending lever l0. The latter is pivoted, as at 11, to the roof @and carries the pulleys 12 13, over which and the pulleys 8, the cord-14 is wound to communicate mot-ion through the pulley 15 to the brush 5 by means of the pulley 16. The latter is suitably connected to tlie pulleys 8. The pulley 15 is operated bythe gears 3 4, axle. s, gears w y, 7c, cord p, pulley q, ax1e r, gears s t, axle u, thelatter driven by the wheel lv, in-suitable cpmniunication .with the The pulleylv is situated at a suitable distance from the pivot 11, so that when the brush 5 isA movedto and fromv the carriage g by the handle the cord 14 will always. be taut. B y this construction the win.- dow-brush has a toandfro motion on the pivot' 11 and an oscillatory movement on the rod 7,.so that every desired movement can be givento 'the brush. v

In Fig. 5 levers 1.7 are employed instead of the hand-wheels zr,.each axle e in this case being provided with a bevel-wheelin mesh withanother bevel-wheel carrying a ratchet.`

for actuation by the'spring-pawl of a'lever in either direction. The waterpipes t' are in connection by flexible pipes (not shown) with the `source of supply, and suitable tapsare provided within reach of theoperator for actuation when required.

.What claim, and desire to secure Vby Letters Patent,- -is- 1. -In all apparatusfor washing railway and tramway carriages, brushes engagingthe car-l riages for cleaning thesame, operatingmeans therefor,arrns for supporting the brushes, water-pipes, yokesipivot'ed to said arms for supporting-said pipes, and a track engaged by the said yokes. f

2. In an apparatus for washin g railway and tramway carriages, brushes adapted to engage into and out of the carriages for cleaning lthe same, perforated pipes arrangedin suitable relation to said brushes, mean's for supporting brushes, means for rotating said brushes, means for conneetingsaid pipes to the supporting means for the brushes, means for moving said brushes contactwith the carriages. and. forusimultaneously moving saidpipesto the desired position, and meansengaging the said connecting means for guiding said pipes.

3. In an apparatus for washing railway and tramway carriages, Vcleanin. bru shes for the carriages, arms forsupporting said brushes,

arms, means connected to `means for the arms for moving the brushes means for supporting said arms, operating means for said brushes, water-pipes arranged in suitable relation to'the brushes, a yoke for suitably connecting the water-pipes to said the supporting into and out of contact with the carriages, and

Va track to prevent the contacting of the waterpipes and' carriages when the brushes are brought into contact with the latter, substantially as herein shown and described.

4.. In an apparatus for washing railway and tramway carriages, brushes forV cleaning'the carriages, perforated pipes arranged in suitable relation to said brushes, yokes for supporting said pipes, means yfor moving said brushes into and out of contact with said carriages and for simultaneously moving said pipes, and means engaging with the said yokes to prevent the contacting of the perforated pipes 'with the carriages when the brushes are brought into contact with the latter.

5. ln an apparatuslfor washing railway and tramway carriages, cleaning-brushes 'adapted to engage the carriages, supporting means for pivoting the brushes to a suitable support, operating'means for said brushes, a screenarranged at one side of said supporting means, a gear mounted upon said supporting means, andmeans extending through said screen, engaging said gearing and adapted when operated to move the brushes into and out'of contact with the carriages.

6. In an apparatus for washing railway and tramway carriages, cleanin g-brusl1es adapted to engage the carriages, supporting means for pivoting the brushes to a suitable support, perforated `pipes, yokes for connecting said pipes to said supporting means, operating means for said brushes, a gear carried by said supporting means, al screen arranged at one Side of said supporting means, means extend-A ing through said screen, engaging said supporting means and adapted when operated to movesaid brushes into and out of contact with the carriages and for .simultaneously moving the saidpipes, and a track engaged by the said yokes for guiding the samefsub- 'stantially as herein shown and described.

whereof` AI have hereunto set In testimony my hand in presence ot'two subscribing witnesses. L

CHARLES ALEXANDER WHEELER.

Witnesses:

WM. O. BROWN, IRnNo FRANCO. Vanno.

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